John H Richard in his studio

John H. Richard's studio in the East Range of the Smithsonian Institution Building. Richard was a French-born scientific illustrator and is seen here, approximately a year before his death, painting casts for the Berlin International Fishery Exhibition of 1880. The Smithsonian was awarded the grand prize for the fishery exhibition displaying Richard's work.

Subject
Richard, John H. b. ca. 1807
Berlin International Fisheries Exposition
Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
United States National Museum
Smithsonian Institution Building East Range

Category
Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Contact information
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

1879

Standard number
82-3228

Restrictions & Rights
No restrictions

Type
Photographic print
Interior
Physical description
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Interior; Medium: Photographic print
Smithsonian Archives - History Div

Topic
United States National Museum
Scientific illustration
Scientific Illustrators
Artists' studios

Record ID
siris_sic_9562